Igls austria
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Igls Austria.
Igls Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1900 the Austrian ski resort Igls lies at 2250 metres altitude in the Tirol / Tyrol region of the Austrian Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Igls ski area is not snow sure. Over 18 snow cannons ensure artificial Igls snow making covers 14km of ski trails, which equates to around 100 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Igls (Austria) is Innsbruck at a distance of 9km or approximately 30 minutes minutes driving time. Igls ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Pretty village above the beautiful city of Innsbruck and was the Olympic centre at the 1976 Olympics where Franz Klammer took gold. The regional lift pass covers other areas around the Olympic capital and the Stubai glacier. There are a total of nine ski areas.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Igls Austria
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 2 runs 6.1km |
40% |
Advanced Trails
 3 runs 8km |
60% |
Expert Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Igls Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | €117.5 - €135 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Igls Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 14.1km |
| total length of Igls trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NW NE |
| direction Igls ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2250m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 900m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 900m |
| centre of Igls ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1350m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1350m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Igls
Skiing Igls you'll enjoy 5 pistes and trails and that means approximately 14.1km of ski runs. Igls lifts number 7 with the capacity to uplift 5000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Austrian ski resort of Igls is over 5.2km long.
Igls Ski Area
Igls ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 40% intermediate, 60% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult Igls piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Igls after dark.
Igls for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Igls
If you snowboard Igls you'll want to know that, of the 7 ski lifts in total, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Igls snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Igls snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Igls for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Igls Apres Ski
The apres ski Igls scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 15 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 1 horse riding 14 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Beauty Parlour, Bobsleigh, Curling, Spa, Swimming (5 Hotel Indoor Pools) , Underwater Massage.
SNO-man says
The most exciting winter activity choice at Igls is a run on the Olympic bobsleigh course behind a professional driver (operational until late February). If that does not appeal there's a natural ice rink, 30km (19 miles) of cleared winter hiking trails, or you can hike uphill for an hour to the top of the well maintained natural toboggan run back down from Heiligwasser. Other opportunities locally include paragliding and sleigh rides.
The Parkhotel is a specialist in health treatments, cures and fitness, and offers beauty treatments, underwater massage and more specialised services subject to medical recommendation. Igls also has a Holistic Medicine centre. There are indoor tennis and squash courts at the Kurpark and several of the major hotels have excellent indoor pools.
Down in the valley Innsbruck's heritage of Olympic winter sports installations means that there is an ongoing program of competitive events such as ski jumping, bob-sledding, figure skating, and ice hockey. All these facilities are also open to the public, the guest bob-sled ride (Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings) being a particular attraction.
Even hardcore skiers can rarely resist Innsbruck's cultural and historic attractions. The best way to experience these is to buy an economically priced 24- or 48-hour "Innsbruck Card" that opens the doors of every public building, museum, and gallery. Innsbruck is the perfect jumping-off point for day explorations, and scheduled sightseeing buses run to St Moritz, Salzburg, Munich, the Bavarian Castles, and even to Venice.
As may be expected in a European city, Innsbruck has a continual performance program of opera, symphony, exhibitions and festivals. The Christmas Holiday season is particularly inviting with Advent concerts, a giant Christmas Tree surmounting a Christkindl Market, and an active outdoor New Year's Eve celebration with drink stands, entertainment, fireworks and lasers.
Igls for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Igls Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Igls resort - ski Igls by any other name
The Austrian ski resort of Igls ski resort is also known as Igls Patscherkofel and has the following common misspellings:
Igls ski area has ski slopes which face N NW NE
The direction which the various Igls ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Igls ski resort has ski slopes facing N NW NE.
Igls for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall